The urge to gamble is so universal and its practice so pleasurable that I assume it must be evil. Heywood Broun
The worst thing that can happen to a man who gambles is to win. Charles H Spurgeon
Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing from something. Wilson Mizner
A gambler plays even when the odds are immutable and against him. Lou Krieger
Money won is twice as sweet as money earned. Paul Newman (from ‘The Color of Money’)
In gambling the many must lose in order that the few may win. George Bernard Shaw
Gambling undermines the moral fiber of society. Gordon B Hinkley
Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized. Dean Inge
Someone once asked me why women don’t gamble as much as men do, and I gave the common-sensical reply that we don’t have as much money. That was a true but incomplete answer. In fact, women’s total instinct for gambling is satisfied by marriage. Gloria Steinem
Man is a gaming animal. He must always be trying to get the better in something or other. Charles Lamb